A display device includes a memory, a display module, a network interface configured to access a Video On Demand (VOD) server, and a controller configured to register a program for a rerun notification service, display a VOD program guide by receiving an additional information on a plurality of VOD program from a VOD server via the network interface, detect whether the additional information on the registered program exists in the VOD program guide, and output a message indicating that the program is uploaded in the VOD program guide via the rerun notification service if the additional information on the registered program exists in the VOD program guide.
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1. A method of providing a Video On Demand (VOD) service in a display device executed by a controller, the method comprising: registering a program to receive notifications when a rerun of the program is available on a VOD server; receiving information on a plurality of VOD programs and additional information on a newly uploaded VOD program from the VOD server via a network interface; generating a VOD program guide using at least one of the received information on the plurality of VOD programs and the additional information on the newly uploaded VOD program; detecting whether the received information includes information on the registered program; displaying a first message indicating that the rerun of the program has been uploaded in the VOD server when the information on the registered program exists in the received information; accessing the VOD server at a predetermined time period; searching for the program in the VOD server using the additional information on the program; and displaying a second message indicating that the rerun of the program has been searched in the VOD server when the program is searched, wherein the rerun program notifications are provided for registered programs in which broadcast programs previously had broadcasted in real time are available on the VOD server, and wherein, when there exists a plurality of programs matching the information corresponding to the registered program in the VOD program guide, selecting programs which have not been previously watched and displaying a message for rerun program notifications only for the selected unwatched programs.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification of available reruns includes information on a start time/end time of the program, billing information for accessing the program, and an icon for requesting playback of the program.
3. The method of claim 2 , further including playing the program by accessing the program in the VOD server via the network interface in response to a selection of the icon requesting playback of the program on the output message.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the received information is received according to at least one of a prescribed time period, when a VOD program guide is accessed, or when the display device is turned on or turned off.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the notification is provided as a popup window on a display screen of the display device when the rerun of the program is uploaded in the VOD server.
6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the registering the program to receive notifications includes registering information on a plurality of broadcasts of the program together when the registered program corresponds to a series.
7. The method of claim 1 , further including displaying an indicator in at least one of a VOD program guide or an electronic programming guide (EPG) that identifies the program as a program registered to receive notifications.
8. The method of claim 1 , the registering the program to receive notifications includes selectively receiving information on programs based on a fee associated with the program.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the message for the rerun program includes a schedule for when the fee for the program is converted to be free.
10. A display device, comprising: a memory; a display module; a network interface configured to access a Video On Demand (VOD) server; and a controller configured to control the display device, wherein the controller is configured to register a program to receive notifications when the program is updated on the VOD server, to receive information on a plurality of VOD programs and additional information on a newly uploaded VOD program from the VOD server via the network interface, to generate a VOD program guide using at least one of the received information on the plurality of VOD programs and the additional information on the newly uploaded VOD program, to detect whether the received information includes information corresponding to the registered program, and to display a notification when the registered program is updated on the VOD server, the notification indicating that a rerun of the program which has been previously broadcasted in real time has been added to the VOD server, wherein, when there exist a plurality of programs matching the information corresponding to the registered program in the VOD program guide, the controller is configured to select programs which have not been previously watched, and to display a message for the rerun program notification only for the selected unwatched programs, wherein the controller is configured to access the VOD server at a predetermined time period, to search for the program in the VOD server using the additional information on the program and to display a message indicating that the rerun of the program has been searched in the VOD server when the program is searched.
11. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the notification includes information on a start time/end time of the program, billing information for accessing the program, and an icon for requesting playback of the program.
12. The display device of claim 11 , wherein the controller is configured to play the program by accessing the program in the VOD server via the network interface when a signal requesting playback of the program is received via the displayed notification.
13. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the received information is received according to at least one of a prescribed time period, when the VOD program guide is accessed, or when the display device is turned on or turned off.
14. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the notification is provided as a popup window on a display screen of the display module when the rerun of the program is uploaded in the VOD server.
15. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to register information on a plurality of broadcasts of the program together when the registered program corresponds to a series.
16. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to display an indicator in at least one of a VOD program guide or an electronic programming guide (EPG) that identifies the program as a program registered to receive notifications.
17. The display device of claim 10 , wherein the controller is configured to selectively display information on programs based on a fee associated with the program.
18. The display device of claim 17 , wherein the notification includes a schedule for when the fee for the program is converted to be free.
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August 7, 2014
December 1, 2015
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